Bleak House — Page 4

English → Chinese CHAPTER I Level 9/10

Well may the court be dim, with wasting candles here and there; well may the fog hang heavy in it, as if it would never get out; well may the stained-glass windows lose their colour and admit no light of day into the place; well may the uninitiated from the streets, who peep in through the glass panes in the door, be deterred from entrance by its owlish aspect and by the drawl, languidly echoing to the roof from the padded dais where the Lord High Chancellor looks into the lantern that has no light in it and where the attendant wigs are all stuck in a fog-bank!

法庭昏暗无光，蜡烛在各处燃烧殆尽，这再自然不过；浓雾沉甸甸地弥漫其间，仿佛永远散不去，这再自然不过；彩绘玻璃窗失去了色彩，日光无从透入，这再自然不过；街上不明就里的人从门上的玻璃格往里窥探，却被那猫头鹰般阴森的气氛所吓退，被那从软垫高台上慵懒回荡至屋顶的拖沓声音所震慑——高台上，大法官凝视着那盏毫无光亮的灯笼，而随侍的假发们则一个个陷没在雾气之中，这一切再自然不过！

This is the Court of Chancery, which has its decaying houses and its blighted lands in every shire, which has its worn-out lunatic in every madhouse and its dead in every churchyard, which has its ruined suitor with his slipshod heels and threadbare dress borrowing and begging through the round of every man's acquaintance, which gives to monied might the means abundantly of wearying out the right, which so exhausts finances, patience, courage, hope, so overthrows the brain and breaks the heart, that there is not an honourable man among its practitioners who would not give—who does not often give—the warning, "Suffer any wrong that can be done you rather than come here!

这就是衡平法院——每一郡都有它那些颓败的房屋和荒芜的土地，每一所疯人院都有它那些被折磨至精神崩溃的疯子，每一座教堂墓地都有它的亡魂，每一处都有它那些倾家荡产的诉讼人，穿着破旧、拖着散了跟的鞋，在每个相识者中借钱乞讨；它慷慨地给予金钱权势以拖垮正义的手段，耗尽财力、耐心、勇气与希望，摧毁心智、折断心肠，以至于其从业者中凡有良知之人，无不会——且时常会——发出这样的警告："宁可忍受任何加诸于你的冤屈，也不要来这里！"

Vocabulary

法庭: fǎtíng — Court of law; judicial tribunal
昏暗: hūn'àn — Dim, gloomy, lacking sufficient light
无光: wú guāng — Without light; dark and lightless
蜡烛: làzhú — Candle; wax stick used for lighting
在: zài — At, in, on; to be located at
各处: gèchù — Everywhere; in various places around
燃烧: ránshāo — To burn; to be on fire
殆尽: dàijìn — Almost completely exhausted or consumed
这: zhè — This; referring to something nearby
再: zài — Again; once more; additionally
自然: zìrán — Natural; nature; of course, naturally
不过: búguò — However; but; only; no more than
浓雾: nóngwù — Thick fog; dense mist obscuring visibility
沉甸甸: chéndiāndiān — Heavy and weighty; describing oppressive heaviness
地: de — Structural particle linking adverb to verb
弥漫: mímàn — To permeate; spread throughout; fill everywhere
其间: qíjiān — Within it; in between; among them
仿佛: fǎngfú — As if; seemingly; to seem like
永远: yǒngyuǎn — Forever; eternally; always; permanently
散: sàn — To disperse; scatter; dissipate away
不去: bù qù — Cannot go; unable to disperse or leave
彩绘: cǎihuì — Colored painting; decorative painted illustration
玻璃窗: bōlí chuāng — Glass window; pane of glass in frame
失去: shīqù — To lose; to be deprived of something
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change
色彩: sècǎi — Color; hue; colorful quality or character
日光: rìguāng — Sunlight; daylight from the sun
无从: wúcóng — Having no way to; unable to; impossible to
透入: tòurù — To penetrate into; filter through; permeate inside
街上: jiēshang — On the street; outside on the road
不明就里: bù míng jiù lǐ — Unaware of the facts; not understanding the situation
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or description
人: rén — Person; people; human being
从: cóng — From; through; via; following
门上: mén shang — On the door; upon the door surface
玻璃格: bōlí gé — Glass panel; small glass pane in door
往里: wǎng lǐ — Toward the inside; inward; looking in
窥探: kuītàn — To peep; spy; pry into secretly
却: què — But; however; yet; on the contrary
被: bèi — Passive marker; by; indicating action received
那: nà — That; those; referring to something distant
猫头鹰: māotóuyīng — Owl; nocturnal bird of prey
般: bān — Like; similar to; as if resembling
阴森: yīnsēn — Gloomy, eerie, and sinister in atmosphere
气氛: qìfēn — Atmosphere; ambiance; overall mood of place
所: suǒ — Passive construction particle; place; location
吓退: xiàtuì — To scare away; frighten off; deter by fear
软垫: ruǎndiàn — Cushion; soft padded seat covering
高台: gāotái — High platform; elevated dais or stage
上: shàng — On top of; above; upper surface
慵懒: yōnglǎn — Lazy, sluggish, languid; lacking energy
回荡: huídàng — To echo; resound; reverberate through space
至: zhì — To; until; reaching up to
屋顶: wūdǐng — Roof; ceiling; top of a building
拖沓: tuōtà — Sluggish, dragging, slow and inefficient
声音: shēngyīn — Sound; voice; noise produced by something
震慑: zhènshè — To intimidate; awe; overpower with fear
大法官: dàfǎguān — Lord Chancellor; High Court judge; chief justice
凝视: níngshì — To gaze fixedly; stare intently at something
着: zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing action or state
那盏: nà zhǎn — That lamp; classifier for lamps and lanterns
毫无: háowú — Completely without; not even a trace of
光亮: guāngliàng — Brightness; luminous; shining with light
灯笼: dēnglóng — Lantern; traditional decorative light fixture
而: ér — And; but; while; linking clauses together
随侍: suísì — Attendants; those who wait upon someone
假发: jiǎfà — Wig; artificial hairpiece worn on head
们: men — Plural suffix for pronouns and people nouns
则: zé — Then; while; but; on the other hand
一个个: yī gè gè — One by one; each and every one
陷没: xiànmò — Sunk into; submerged; engulfed within something
雾气: wùqì — Mist; foggy vapor; misty atmosphere
之中: zhīzhōng — Within; in the middle of; among
一切: yīqiè — Everything; all things; the whole lot
就是: jiùshì — Is exactly; that is; precisely; namely
衡平法院: héngpíng fǎyuàn — Court of Chancery; equity court of law
每一: měi yī — Every single; each one; every
郡: jùn — County; district; administrative region
都: dōu — All; both; every; entirely
有: yǒu — To have; there is; to exist
它: tā — It; third person singular for objects
那些: nàxiē — Those; referring to plural distant things
颓败: tuíbài — Dilapidated, decayed, ruined and falling apart
房屋: fángwū — House; building; residential structure
和: hé — And; with; together with
荒芜: huāngwú — Desolate, overgrown, neglected and uncultivated
土地: tǔdì — Land; soil; territory; ground
每一所: měi yī suǒ — Every single one; each institution or building
疯人院: fēngrényuàn — Lunatic asylum; institution for the mentally ill
折磨: zhémó — To torment; torture; cause great suffering
精神崩溃: jīngshén bēngkuì — Mental breakdown; psychological collapse; losing one's mind
疯子: fēngzi — Madman; lunatic; crazy person
每一座: měi yī zuò — Every single; each large structure or building
教堂: jiàotáng — Church; Christian place of worship
墓地: mùdì — Cemetery; graveyard; burial ground
亡魂: wánghún — Departed soul; ghost; spirit of the dead
每一处: měi yī chù — Every place; each and every location
倾家荡产: qīng jiā dàng chǎn — To lose one's entire family fortune; go bankrupt
诉讼人: sùsòng rén — Litigant; person involved in a lawsuit
穿着: chuānzhe — Wearing; dressed in; attire and clothing style
破旧: pòjiù — Worn-out, tattered, old and in disrepair
拖着: tuōzhe — Dragging; pulling along with difficulty
鞋: xié — Shoes; footwear
每个: měi gè — Every; each one; every single person
相识者: xiāngshí zhě — Acquaintance; person one knows socially
中: zhōng — Among; in the middle; within
借钱: jiè qián — To borrow money; ask for a loan
乞讨: qǐtǎo — To beg; solicit alms; ask for charity
慷慨: kāngkǎi — Generous; magnanimous; giving willingly and freely
给予: jǐyǔ — To give; grant; bestow upon someone
金钱: jīnqián — Money; currency; wealth and finances
权势: quánshì — Power and influence; authority and prestige
以: yǐ — Using; by means of; in order to
拖垮: tuōkuǎ — To drag down; wear out; collapse through attrition
正义: zhèngyì — Justice; righteousness; fairness and moral rightness
手段: shǒuduàn — Means; method; tactic; way of doing something
耗尽: hàojìn — To exhaust; deplete completely; use up entirely
财力: cáilì — Financial resources; economic strength; wealth capacity
耐心: nàixīn — Patience; ability to wait calmly without frustration
勇气: yǒngqì — Courage; bravery; boldness to face difficulty
与: yǔ — And; with; together with
希望: xīwàng — Hope; wish; to hope for something
摧毁: cuīhuǐ — To destroy; demolish; wreck completely
心智: xīnzhì — Mind; intellect; mental faculties and reasoning
折断: zhéduàn — To break; snap; fracture something in two
心肠: xīncháng — Heart; feelings; one's emotional disposition
以至于: yǐzhìyú — To the extent that; so much that; consequently
其: qí — Its; their; his/her; that particular one's
从业者: cóngyè zhě — Practitioner; professional; person working in a field
凡有: fán yǒu — Whoever has; anyone who possesses
良知: liángzhī — Conscience; moral sense; innate knowledge of good
之人: zhī rén — A person who; those who possess a quality
无不: wúbù — Without exception; invariably; all without fail
会: huì — Will; can; to be able; likely to
且: qiě — And; moreover; furthermore; at the same time
时常: shícháng — Often; frequently; from time to time
发出: fāchū — To emit; issue; send out a sound
这样: zhèyàng — Like this; in this way; such
警告: jǐnggào — Warning; to warn; caution someone of danger
宁可: nìngkě — Would rather; prefer to; better to choose
忍受: rěnshòu — To endure; tolerate; bear with suffering patiently
任何: rènhé — Any; whatever; whichever; no matter what
加诸于: jiā zhū yú — Imposed upon; inflicted on; placed onto someone
你: nǐ — You; second person singular pronoun
冤屈: yuānqū — Injustice; grievance; wrongful treatment suffered
也: yě — Also; too; as well; even so
不要: bùyào — Do not; must not; don't; prohibition
来: lái — To come; to arrive; toward the speaker
这里: zhèlǐ — Here; this place; at this location

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